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Originally Posted by CatKnight
1) Is Scouting on? If so, remember your scouts can be wrong. Pretty horribly wrong I might add.
2) Can you post your rotation/bullpen, some stats (WHIP for one...), and their ratings in Stuff/Control/Movement? Might help us to see what you're looking at.
3) Don't trust stars. I won't say they're wrong - I don't entirely understand them - but they can certainly be misleading. I have indeed seen 1-2 star players flourish while 3+ star players struggle.
4) Tell us about your catcher. Specifically, what is his catcher ability? In OOTP 13-14 it has an effect on your pitchers' ability. (Same thing for BM from 08ish)
5) How are your fielders' defensive abilities? Errors and missed plays do add up.
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(1) I look at my scout's ratings plus OSA's ratings. If one is far lower than the other, I generally don't pick up that player. But again, considering I often acquire real-life MLB studs (J. Zimmermann, King Felix, Garza, Kershaw, Bumgarner to name some from various seasons/games), you'd think they'd be a safe bet.
(2) Jordan Zimmermann from most recent season. 4.5 stars according to my guy, 4 stars according to OSA. A 14/13/17 STU/MOV/CON rating by my guy. Fast 12, Curve 11, Slider 17, Change 12. 4.97 ERA, 1.46 WHIP in 2014. I traded for him in 2013, and for WAS he was 2.49 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, but when for me he went 6.71 ERA, 1.65 WHIP. Yes, I'm in Wrigley Field, but not all his games are pitched there. This kind of process is on par with all of my SP for all my seasons.
(3) That's fine that stars can be misleading, but then what's the point? Pick up players doing well on other teams? See Zimmermann results above.
(4) Catcher is another position that has sucked for me in OOTP 14. I have tried maybe 5-6 catchers in two seasons, and none of them hit above .240, and most struggle with Mendoza line. Last season I had guys with Catcher Ability 10 and 14, and one I traded away was 16.
(5) I don't know the best stat to show for fielding, but I don't think they're awful. I ranked 15th in Defensive Efficiency though. Catcher fielding percent in .990s, 1B was .989, 2Bs were .980s and .960s, 3Bs were .970s and .980s, SS was .970. The 3 OF i have on my team after the season were all in .990s, Soriano left but he was even .986. That doesn't seem awful to me.